Josh Meyers
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Joshua Dylan Meyers (born January 8, 1976 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American actor, best known for being a cast member of the American sketch comedy MadTV
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[edit] Biography
Meyers was raised in Bedford, New Hampshire. He is one of two sons born to GE Commercial Finance executive Larry Meyers and French teacher Hilary Meyers. Meyers attended Manchester West High School and, in a path similar to his brother Seth, he later attended Northwestern University. After college, Meyers worked with Boom Chicago, along with future MADtv cast members Jordan Peele, Ike Barinholtz and Nicole Parker, in Amsterdam and he starred on MTV Holland.
[edit] MADtv
Meyers officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2002, as a feature performer, for the eighth season. He would fill in the spot of the Spishak Spokesperson that David Herman and Pat Kilbane previously owned. But Josh Meyers was famous for some of his celebrity impersonations, including Daniel Smith, Eminem, and Owen Wilson.
[edit] Characters
- Billy Wright
- Brian (Sean the Floor Leader)
- Geert
- Spishak Spokesperson
- Storm (Abercrombie & Fitch)
[edit] Impressions
- Adam LaVorgna
- Andrew Ridgeley
- Ashton Kutcher
- Brad Pitt
- Carson Kressley
- Chris Robinson
- Chuck Woolery
- Damien Fahey
- Daniel Smith
- Eminem
- Gerhard Schröder
- James Getzlaff
- JC Chasez
- Jeffrey Dahmer
- Jim Turner
- John Tesh
- Johnny Depp
- Jude Law
- Justin Timberlake
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Kevin Coleman
- Kid Rock
- Matt Lauer
- Matthew McConaughey
- Owen Wilson
- Pat Sajak
- Ray Bolger
- Samuel Adams
- Seann William Scott
- Stephen Dillane
[edit] Other products
In 2004, after two successful seasons on MADtv, Meyers was fired from the show. He then joined the cast of That '70s Show.
In 2006, Meyers made an appearance in the feature film Date Movie, where he played Napoleon Dynamite and Owen Wilson's character from Wedding Crashers
In 2007, he will have his first big role in the comedy film Surviving Sundays, with fellow That '70s Show cast member Ashton Kutcher.
[edit] Trivia
- Meyers often works with his best friend, Ike Barinholtz. He and Barinholtz have lived with each other in Los Angeles, and in 2002 they both became cast members of MADtv. Meyers and Barinholtz had a recurring sketch on the show in which the two would attempt to act out a serious dramatic piece, such as a scene from Hamlet. Invariably Meyers would take it more seriously, with Barinholtz making fun of Meyers' line readings. These sketches nearly always ended with the two fistfighting and rolling around the stage, sometimes bringing the set down around them.
- His many talents include playing the harmonica, conversational Dutch and teaching Improv.
- When Josh was young he and his older brother Seth had many Sheep Dogs named Albert. This is because his dad always wanted a Sheep Dog named Albert so when one died they got another sheep dog and named him Albert.
- Josh's appearances on MADtv on FOX aired directly opposite his brother Seth's appearances on Saturday Night Live on NBC.
- Josh once played Carabande for 19 straight hours, a German children's game where you flick wooden discs with your finger around a race track.
- Josh broke his leg in October 2006.
| Preceded by Pat Kilbane 1997-2000 |
MADtv's Spishak Spokesman 2002-2004 |
Succeeded by None |
